House Doctor

Season 2

1999 · 12 episodes

Episodes

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   1. Ewhurst Green

   13 Jul 1999

   Ann Maurice helps a widower sell his 200-year-old cottage so he can pack up and start a new life in Scotland. The property is basically sound, but has an air of bachelor neglect made worse by the owner's pet Labrador, which acts like it owns the place.

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   2. Knutsford

   20 Jul 1999

   Ann Maurice offers advice to a bachelor having trouble selling his home in Knutsford, Cheshire, telling him to tone down its resolutely masculine decor and add a few softer touches.

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   3. Headcorn

   27 Jul 1999

   Ann Maurice visits Headcorn to help a couple spruce up their tiny cottage in a bid to make it more attractive to prospective buyers, clearing out all their clutter, getting rid of a dingy carpet and using small furniture to create an illusion of space.

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   4. Bournemouth

   3 Aug 1999

   Property expert Ann Maurice offers her advice on making first impressions really count, visiting a couple in East Sussex who are desperate to sell their unappealing Bournemouth home and move to Australia.

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   5. Aintree

   10 Aug 1999

   Property expert Ann Maurice targets the pink and beige colour scheme of a house in Aintree, Merseyside, which has been on the market for more than two years.

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   6. Southampton

   17 Aug 1999

   Ann Maurice and Tris Payne visit Southampton's prestigious marina development Ocean Village, where a couple's home needs sprucing up to attract potential buyers after being on the market for three months.

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   7. Episode 7

   24 Aug 1999

   Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers.

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   8. Headingley

   31 Aug 1999

   Ann Maurice helps a student in Headingley, Leeds, make her flat more attractive to potential buyers, advising her on how to turn its slightly off-putting Gothic interior from a liability into an asset.

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   9. Wandsworth

   7 Sept 1999

   Ann Maurice visits a house off a busy road in Wandsworth, South London, where she helps the owners get their property ready for sale.

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    10. Maidstone

    14 Sept 1999

    Property expert Ann Maurice visits Kent to offer advice to a Maidstone homeowner looking to relocate after his girlfriend moved out and took most of the furniture with her.

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    11. Hammersmith

    21 Sept 1999

    In Hammersmith, west London, Ann Maurice helps a couple trying to sell their house by helping them store their belongings properly, redecorating and stripping the floors.

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    12. Rothwell

    28 Sept 1999

    Estate agent Ann Maurice offers her expertise to a couple whose home in Rothwell near Leeds is still for sale after 10 months, despite having attracted more than 30 viewings. Her advice includes ridding the house of the all-pervading pet smell, replacing the threadbare stair carpet and adding a lick of paint in a bid to persuade the next viewer to make an offer.